Scientists depend on the proper evaluation of research that creates the foundation for future work, and the public expects curated scientific content…
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Assessment To Sign or Not to Sign: A Slice of Transparency in Peer ReviewRead more
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Open Science The potential butterfly effect of preregistered peer-reviewed researchRead more
Written by Lindsay Morton Preregistration is the practice of formally registering a study design before experimentation and data collection begin. When deposited in…
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Collaboration Show your work. Peer-Reviewed ProtocolsRead more
To support increased sharing of open research methodologies -- and in an exciting extension to our partnership with protocols.io -- we are announcing two new peer-reviewed article types in PLOS ONE in…
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Open Access “To preprint or not to preprint?” What’s the opportunity cost of early, non-peer-reviewed publicly available research?Read more
Note: this post was written by Sara Rouhi, Director of Strategic Partnerships for PLOS, and was originally published on NISO’s Homepage. NISO recently…
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PLOS ONE A peek into the PLOS ONE review processRead more
AuthorEmily Chenette, Editor-in-Chief, PLOS ONE When PLOS ONE launched nearly 15 years ago, it was the very first multidisciplinary journal that aimed…
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In the News Review Commons is now LIVERead more
ASAPbio and EMBO Press just launched Review Commons, a platform for high-quality, journal-independent peer review of manuscripts in the life sciences before…
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Innovation Partnering to streamline reviewRead more
I’m happy to announce PLOS’ participation in a new service, Review Commons, that will provide a platform for rapid, objective, journal-independent…
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Innovation You’ve completed your review – now get credit with ORCIDRead more
For more than five years, PLOS authors have used ORCID to make their professional lives easier. Now reviewers at PLOS can take…
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OA policy PLOS Response to NIH Request for Information: Maximizing research funds by limiting allowable publishing costsRead more
Note: You can read the request for information here. 1. Proposed Policy Options We recognize NIH’s aim to maximize the value of…
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post PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journalRead more
Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Thursday, August 14th. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, PLOS Biology announced a new agreement…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Updated version of the “How Equitable Is It?” tool for assessing equity in scholarly communication modelsRead more
Note: PLOS, cOAlition S and Jisc issued the following press release on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 [Strasbourg, 14 May 2025] The “How…
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Assessment Why we need to go ‘beyond the article’ to transform researchRead more
Over the course of 18 months, we are working on an ambitious new project to Redefine Publishing. Working with stakeholders from across…